New and emerging technologies hold immense promise for driving innovation, economic growth, and societal advancement on a global scale. However, the benefits they offer are not uniformly distributed, with developing countries often facing barriers to accessing and effectively utilizing these technologies compared to their developed counterparts.
In today's interconnected world, where digital platforms serve as vital channels for communication, trade, and collaboration, the significance of multilingualism and universal acceptance cannot be overstated. Linguistic diversity reflects the richness of human expression and cultural heritage, making it imperative to ensure that digital spaces are inclusive and accessible to speakers of all languages. Embracing and ensuring multilingualism is critically important to unlock opportunities for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration on a global scale.
2024 is the election year. A record number of voters is expected to participate in elections across at least 64 countries which hold around 49% of the world’s population. The practice has demonstrated that false narratives can manipulate public opinion, skewing electoral outcomes and undermining trust in institutions. Inaccurate information spreads rapidly through social media, exacerbating polarization and fracturing societies. Effective countermeasures are crucial to ensure informed decision-making by voters.
The IGF MAG working group on youth engagement and IGF Secretariat are organizing a capacity development workshop focused on a way stakeholders can submit a session proposal for the IGF 2024 cycle.
The workshop will guide the participants through the logistics of the IGF 2024 Call for session proposals and offer tips and tricks for submitting a good quality session proposal.
Although this workshop aims to support youth in submitting proposals, it is open to everyone to participate.
How to submit IGF 2024 session proposal?
19 April 2024 at 14:00 UTC (60 min duration)
Hosted online
Register to participate
Agenda:
Draft Agenda
The Benin Youth IGF will be hosted on 27 July 2024 in Cotonou and Parakou. For more information, please visit https://youthigf.bj/.
The annual meeting of West African IGF will be hosted on 11-12 July 2024 in Dakar, Senegal. For more information, please visit http://www.waigf.org/.
The national IGF of France will be hosted on 3 October 2024 in Paris. For more information, please visit https://www.igf-france.fr/.
The national IGF of Greece will be hosted on 28 May 2024 in Athens. For more information, please visit https://digitalworldsummit.gr/.